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For some reason the Consensus/Temporary Policy Spec is Spec 4 in the RAA. Note that Section 1.2 outlines the topics that are fair game for consensus policies, which includes “resolution of disputes regarding the registration of domain names (as opposed to
the use of such domain names, but including where such policies take into account use of the domain names) Section 1.3 gives specific
<i>examples (without limitation)</i>, including <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"reservation of registered names in a</span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><abbr title="Top Level Domain" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help;">TLD</abbr><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">that
may not be registered initially or that may not be renewed due to reasons reasonably related to (i) avoidance of confusion among or misleading of users, (ii) intellectual property, or (iii) the technical management of the</span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><abbr title="Domain Name System" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help;">DNS</abbr><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">or
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CONSENSUS POLICIES AND TEMPORARY POLICIES SPECIFICATION</h3>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1" id="consensus-temporary.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies.</strong></p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.1" id="consensus-temporary.1.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.1. "<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies</em></strong>"
are those policies established (1) pursuant to the procedure set forth in<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
Bylaws and due process, and (2) covering those topics listed in Section 1.2 of this document. The <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policy
development process and procedure set forth in <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
Bylaws may be revised from time to time in accordance with the process set forth therein.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2" id="consensus-temporary.1.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2. <abbr title="Consensus" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies
and the procedures by which they are developed shall be designed to produce, to the extent possible, a consensus of Internet stakeholders, including registrars. <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies
shall relate to one or more of the following:</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2.1" id="consensus-temporary.1.2.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2.1. issues for which uniform or coordinated resolution is reasonably necessary to facilitate interoperability,
security and/or stability of the Internet, Registrar Services, Registry Services, or the <abbr title="Domain Name" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Domain
Name</abbr> System ("<abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">DNS</abbr>");</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2.2" id="consensus-temporary.1.2.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2.2. functional and performance specifications for the provision of Registrar Services;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2.3" id="consensus-temporary.1.2.3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2.3. registrar policies reasonably necessary to implement <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies
relating to a <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">gTLD</abbr> registry;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2.4" id="consensus-temporary.1.2.4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2.4. resolution of disputes regarding the registration of domain names (as opposed to the use of
such domain names, but including where such policies take into account use of the domain names); or</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.2.5" id="consensus-temporary.1.2.5" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.2.5. restrictions on cross-ownership of registry operators and registrars or Resellers and regulations
and restrictions with respect to registrar and registry operations and the use of registry and registrar data in the event that a registry operator and a registrar or Reseller are affiliated.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3" id="consensus-temporary.1.3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3. Such categories of issues referred to in Section 1.2 shall include, without limitation:</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.1" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.1. principles for allocation of registered names in a <abbr title="Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">TLD</abbr> (e.g.,
first-come/first-served, timely renewal, holding period after expiration);</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.2" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.2. prohibitions on warehousing of or speculation in domain names by registries or registrars;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.3" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.3. reservation of registered names in a <abbr title="Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">TLD</abbr> that
may not be registered initially or that may not be renewed due to reasons reasonably related to (i) avoidance of confusion among or misleading of users, (ii) intellectual property, or (iii) the technical management of the <abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">DNS</abbr> or
the Internet (e.g., establishment of reservations of names from registration);</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.4" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.4. maintenance of and access to accurate and up-to-date information concerning Registered Names
and name servers;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.5" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.5" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.5. procedures to avoid disruptions of domain name registrations due to suspension or termination
of operations by a registry operator or a registrar, including procedures for allocation of responsibility among continuing registrars of the Registered Names sponsored in a<abbr title="Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">TLD</abbr> by
a registrar losing accreditation; and</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.3.6" id="consensus-temporary.1.3.6" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.3.6. the transfer of registration data upon a change in registrar sponsoring one or more Registered
Names.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.4" id="consensus-temporary.1.4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.4. In addition to the other limitations on <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies,
they shall not:</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.4.1" id="consensus-temporary.1.4.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.4.1. prescribe or limit the price of Registrar Services;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.4.2" id="consensus-temporary.1.4.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.4.2. modify the limitations on Temporary Policies (defined below) or <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies;</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.4.3" id="consensus-temporary.1.4.3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.4.3. modify the provisions in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement regarding terms or conditions
for the renewal, termination or amendment of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement or fees paid by Registrar to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>;
or</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.1.4.4" id="consensus-temporary.1.4.4" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>1.4.4. modify <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
obligations to not apply standards, policies, procedures or practices arbitrarily, unjustifiably, or inequitably and to not single out Registrar for disparate treatment unless justified by substantial and reasonable cause, and exercise its responsibilities
in an open and transparent manner.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.2" id="consensus-temporary.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Temporary Policies.</strong> Registrar shall comply with and implement
all specifications or policies established by the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
of Directors (the "<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Board</em></strong>") on a temporary basis, if adopted by the Board by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members, so long as the Board reasonably determines that
such modifications or amendments are justified and that immediate temporary establishment of a specification or policy on the subject is necessary to maintain the stability or security of Registrar Services, Registry Services or the <abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">DNS</abbr> or
the Internet ("<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Temporary Policies</em></strong>").</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.2.1" id="consensus-temporary.2.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>2.1. Such proposed specification or policy shall be as narrowly tailored as feasible to achieve those
objectives. In establishing any Temporary Policy, the Board shall state the period of time for which the Temporary Policy is adopted and shall immediately implement the <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policy
development process set forth in <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
Bylaws.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.2.1.1" id="consensus-temporary.2.1.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>2.1.1. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> shall
also issue an advisory statement containing a detailed explanation of its reasons for adopting the Temporary Policy and why the Board believes such Temporary Policy should receive the consensus support of Internet stakeholders.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.2.1.2" id="consensus-temporary.2.1.2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a>2.1.2. If the period of time for which the Temporary Policy is adopted exceeds 90 days, the Board
shall reaffirm its temporary adoption every 90 days for a total period not to exceed one year, in order to maintain such Temporary Policy in effect until such time as it becomes a<abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policy.
If the one year period expires or, if during such one year period, the Temporary Policy does not become a <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policy
and is not reaffirmed by the Board, Registrar shall no longer be required to comply with or implement such Temporary Policy.</p>
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<a name="consensus-temporary.3" id="consensus-temporary.3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); background-color: transparent;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Notice and Conflicts.</strong> Registrar shall be afforded a reasonable
period of time following notice of the establishment of a <abbr title="Consensus" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policy
or Temporary Policy in which to comply with such policy or specification, taking into account any urgency involved. In the event of a conflict between Registrar Services and <abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies
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but only to the extent that such<abbr title="Consensus" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Consensus</abbr> Policies
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><Metalitz>, Steven Metalitz <<a href="mailto:met@msk.com">met@msk.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 11:03 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'Malcolm Hutty' <<a href="mailto:malcolm@linx.net">malcolm@linx.net</a>>, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>>, Becky Burr <<a href="mailto:becky.burr@neustar.biz">becky.burr@neustar.biz</a>>,
Accountability Community <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>>, Andrew Sullivan <<a href="mailto:ajs@anvilwalrusden.com">ajs@anvilwalrusden.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:iab@iab.org">iab@iab.org</a>"
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE: [CCWG-ACCT] WP2 Issues from last night's call<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Malcolm, can you explain how domain name registration is not a “service that uses the Internet’s unique identifiers”?
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<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Malcolm Hutty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 04, 2015 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alan Greenberg; Burr, Becky; Accountability Community; Andrew Sullivan;
<a href="mailto:iab@iab.org">iab@iab.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] WP2 Issues from last night's call<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On 04/11/2015 14:17, Alan Greenberg wrote:<br>
> In the regulatory section, I would still like to see language that<br>
> explicitly says that the unique identifiers themselves are deemed to not<br>
> be "content".<br>
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Alan,<br>
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If you read the clause carefully, you will see that it does not say that<br>
ICANN cannot regulate Internet content; that's just a loose paraphrasing<br>
some people have been using in conversation.<br>
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Instead, it says that ICANN "shall not regulate<br>
services that use the Internet's unique identifiers, or the content that<br>
such services carry or provide."<br>
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So the target of that exclusion is not "content" but "services" and "the<br>
content that such services carry or provide". This neatly avoids the<br>
question of whether domain names are content, because even if they are,<br>
they are still outside the reach of that exclusion.<br>
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Malcolm.<br>
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